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Tartaruga
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Álvaro Neiva got the match started through his kick off. Serafim Linares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Raphael de Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jardel Nogueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Neiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute Álvaro Neiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jardel Nogueira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Álvaro Neiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Jardel Nogueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antônio Carlos de Amorim in the 21st minute of play forced Tartaruga AD's goalkeeper Jardel Nogueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antônio Carlos de Amorim in the 23rd minute of play forced Tartaruga AD's goalkeeper Jardel Nogueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jardel Nogueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Álvaro Neiva in the 31st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Muller EC's Joel Félix got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Tartaruga AD's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardinho Rezende came free, but Jardel Nogueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serafim Linares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Raphael de Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 45 minutes had been played when some careless play by Muller EC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hortêncio Guerra was slow to take the kick. During this time Tartaruga AD's players had a chance to rest. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Naldo Gerber made the kick off in the second half. If Álvaro Neiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 53 minutes of play, Tartaruga AD's Naldo Gerber made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raphael de Carvalho was left in no man's land by his defense there! 58 minutes into the match, Antônio Carlos de Amorim had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jardel Nogueira. Tartaruga AD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antônio Carlos de Amorim was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Naldo Gerber blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Raphael de Carvalho having to make a save. If Serafim Linares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Naldo Gerber managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tartaruga AD's supporters rose to their feet, but Naldo Gerber was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raphael de Carvalho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Serafim Linares struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Raphael de Carvalho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tartaruga AD. After 71 played minutes Muller EC got a freekick which was hit by Joel Félix. After 73 minutes, Raphael de Castro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Muller EC and the Tartaruga AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 73rd minute, Raphael de Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Serafim Linares in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Raphael de Carvalho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Raphael de Carvalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Naldo Gerber, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After a rather tough play, Muller EC's Antônio Carlos de Amorim got a free kick in the 86th minute. Naldo Gerber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Raphael de Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Naldo Gerber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Naldo Gerber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antônio Carlos de Amorim could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Jardel Nogueira made a huge save. Jardel Nogueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Álvaro Neiva in the 96th minute of play. Tartaruga AD's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.